4776602755 | Alliteration | It is a stylistic device in which a number of words, having the same first consonant sound, occur close together in a series. | ![]() | 0 |
4776606289 | Allusion | A brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. | 1 | |
4776608276 | Antithesis | (n.) the direct opposite, a sharp contrast | 2 | |
4776609267 | Apostrophe | A figure of speech that directly addresses an absent or imaginary person or a personified abstraction, such as liberty or love. | 3 | |
4776609794 | Assonance | Repetition of a vowel sound within two or more words in close proximity | 4 | |
4776613232 | Ballad | A poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas | 5 | |
4776614258 | Blank Verse | Unrhymed iambic pentameter | 6 | |
4776615632 | Cacophony | A harsh, discordant mixture of sounds | 7 | |
4776616267 | Caesura | A strong pause within a line of verse. a break between words within a metrical foot | 8 | |
4776618442 | Conceit | A fanciful, particularly clever extended metaphor | 9 | |
4776620501 | Consonance | Repetition of consonant sounds within words | 10 | |
4776621121 | Couplet | 2 consecutive lines of poetry that rhyme | 11 | |
4776624551 | Diction | A writer's or speaker's choice of words | 12 | |
4776625139 | Didactic | Educational From the Greek, didactic literally means "teaching." Didactic words have the primary aim of teaching or instructing,especially the teaching of moral or ethical principles. | 13 | |
4776627428 | Elegy | a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead. | 14 |
AP Poetry Terms #1 Flashcards
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